Senior Data Scientist, Real-World Data Analytics

Tempus AI; Redwood City (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tempus AI is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for Real-World Data Analytics in California. You will design heuristic rules, build profiling pipelines, and ensure data quality across complex healthcare datasets.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in data science with healthcare data, strong Python/SQL, and experience with oncology/EHR data structures. Remote-friendly with cross-functional collaboration across clinical and ML teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• 4+ years of data science or ML experience with healthcare data.
• Proficiency in Python and advanced SQL for complex relational data.
• Experience with data quality checks and ETL pipelines.
• Familiarity with oncology data and EHR data structures preferred.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and validate heuristic rules and algorithms for derived clinical concepts.
• Develop and maintain Python-based profiling pipelines and data quality checks.
• Create large-scale longitudinal patient cohorts for real-world data initiatives.
• Collaborate with clinical SMEs, ML engineers, and data scientists to define ground truth.
• Document configurations, metrics, and evaluation results to support transparency.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data profiling

Statistics

Communication

Education

BSc/MSc in CS/DS/Statistics

Tools

Tableau

Plotly

Matplotlib

Seaborn

Job description

Tempus AI is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for Real-World Data Analytics in California. You will design heuristic rules, build profiling pipelines, and ensure data quality across complex healthcare datasets.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in data science with healthcare data, strong Python/SQL, and experience with oncology/EHR data structures. Remote-friendly with cross-functional collaboration across clinical and ML teams.